Meet Our Team

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At Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Advantage Realty, the key to our success is
our client first approach to real estate. Myron has compiled an effective team of real estate professionals who
provide the consistent client support and service required to ensure success with your real estate transactions. Adding to Myron's real estate, financial experience and negotiating skills, the team provides the unique individual attention necessary to meet any of your specific real estate needs.

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Ambur Kim Kiriu – Owner & Vice President, Public Relations

Ambur has been in real estate for over 25 years and is an owner of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Advantage Realty. She has experience in all the facets of a residential real estate transaction and helps Myron run the team and their business. Her commitment to customer service and her incredibly strong communication skills has been instrumental in the success of the Team Kiriu and Better Homes and Garden Real Estate Advantage Realty as a company. With Ambur's support, you as a client, will experience the same sense of loyalty that Myron has been lucky enough to experience over the past 25 plus years.

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Sherrie Sasaki, RA, JD – Team ManagerRS-74829

Joining our team in 2012, Sherrie came to us with a unique and diversified background. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology & Geophysics with a concentration in engineering geology and hydrogeology and, in addition, has earned her Juris Doctorate degree. Prior to joining Team Kiriu, Sherrie spent 5 years as a Project Geologist and 10 years as a licensed attorney. Aside from helping Myron and Ambur manage the team, Sherrie assists in overseeing each transaction as it advances through the escrow process and insures that every transaction is handled with the highest level of competency and professionalism.

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Kerri Tamakawa, RA, JD – Listing SpecialistRS-77631

Kerri joined the Team Kiriu as a Listing Specialist. She earned her BS in Mathematics from UCLA and an MS in Mathematics from UH Manoa. After graduating from UH, Kerri worked there as a Mathematics teacher for a time then went on to earn her JD/Masters in Business Taxation from USC Law School. In 2003, Kerri passed the Bar exam in California and practiced as an attorney with Melveny and Myers, LLP in Los Angeles and then went on to join Arnold & Porter LLP as an attorney in San Francisco. Kerri is excited to assist you in helping to coordinate the process of preparing your home for sale. With her background, she provides that added assurance that your home preparation and sale will proceed smoothly.

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Sue Jo, RA – Executive Sales AgentRS-78530

Sue joined Team Kiriu to work closely with Myron to service both Buyers and Sellers, particularly in the West Oahu neighborhoods. She earned her BS in Finance from Michigan State University and a MS in Design Strategy & Innovation from Brunel University. Sue grew up in Korea and worked for large companies such as Nestle and Ipsos. Her extensive past corporate experience allows Sue to provide high quality service to our clients as an agent that works tirelessly to help them to prepare, market and sell their homes to their complete satisfaction. Sue is also highly capable of representing our Buyers find the property that fits with their lifestyle then closing on that sale. Sue is also fluent both in Korean and English and uses her second language skills to find the right overseas buyers for our Hawaii property listings.

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Chris Lee, RA – Buyers SpecialistRS-78895

Chris joined the Kiriu real estate team as a Client Relations Specialist. Born and raised in Hawaii he left to attend Seattle University where he gained a Masters in Professional Accounting. He returned to Oahu and worked at the well-known accounting firm KMH, LLP as an In-charge Auditor. As a client Relations Specialist, Chris enjoyed helping Sellers with their needs as their home was listed for sale. With his specialized accounting and listing background, he now helps our Buyers find the right real estate opportunity as our Buyers Specialist. He provides the sense of urgency needed to ensure our Buyers are first to see properties which ideally meet their needs and stays on top of the housing inventory to make sure our clients view new listings as soon as they enter the market. His market knowledge will be critical in helping you find the right property at the right price.

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Grace Cho Rhok Hwang, RA – Buyers Specialist RS-81233

Grace joined Team Kiriu at BHGRE Advantage Realty as a Business Development Specialist. Grace had been in customer service for well over 10 years and enjoyed client interaction and relationship building. As a Client Relationship Specialist, she reached out to potential clients to better understand their real estate needs. She utilized her background and strong relational skills to build bridges between our clients, Myron, and Team Kiriu and was critical in making sure that the client’s expectations were heard, understood and that each member of the team would proactively do whatever it took to meet and exceed their expectations. Her current role as a Buyers Specialist takes her relationship building to the next level by first understanding our Buyer's unique needs and character then helping them to find the perfect property that fits their criteria. Grace keeps on top of the real estate market and puts people together with perfect properties for them. She is anxious to meet our next Buyer and be of assistance to them as well.

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Grace Ong, RA – Client Relations SpecialistRS-81336

Grace was born in Singapore, lived in Malaysia and finished her education in Singapore on a scholarship. She started working at BHGRE Advantage Realty as an Administrative Assistant. In that capacity for several years and seeing how the hard the agents worked towards their clients' best interest, her thoughts turned to joining a real estate team. So Grace joined Team Kiriu as a Client Relations Specialist. Her role is to assist our Sellers with showing requests, planning and organizing open houses and attending to any client needs that may come up along the way. Grace provides an invaluable service to our clients to keep their home's sale moving forward by actively engaging with all Buyers and Agents that seek to see their property once it's listed for sale. She invites them in, points out the homes selling points, then follows up with them to seek their feedback once they've left the property. Grace also actively engages our Sellers to make sure they know what kind of activity is occurring with their home sale.

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Trisha Kagawa, RA – Listing SpecialistRS-80452

Trisha joined Team Kiriu as a Listing Specialist to assist our clients who are getting ready to sell their home. Before joining the Team, Trisha worked at the Sullivan Family of Companies as the Director of Store Planning and Visual Merchandising. Prior to that, she was with MVNP Advertising where she was an Account Supervisor. Trisha graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. On a daily basis, Trisha is out at our Sellers' properties, coordinating with vendors to prepare their home for sale, supervising the work at the property and making sure that our Sellers home is ready to go on the market in a way that works best for their needs. She is ready and willing to start helping you with all of your home selling needs so we are able to sell your home quickly and for the most value.

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Leah Chun, RA – Escrow SpecialistRS-80010

Leah joined Team Kiriu as an Escrow Specialist. Raised in Laie, on the north shore of Oahu, she graduated from Sacred Hearts Academy and has a BA in Management and Marketing from the University of Portland. Prior to joining the team, Leah worked at United Laundry Services as the Human Resources Manager. With her experience of providing customer service and coordinating and organizing processes. Leah works closely with Myron and our Team Manager to be there to assist our Buyers and Sellers with scheduling appointments and keeping track of time frames. She also works diligently with the Title and Escrow companies, third-party vendors, cooperating agents and cooperating brokerages to make sure everything goes smoothly once your property goes into escrow.

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Mary Martin, RA – Executive AssociateRS-61523

Mary joined the team in 2010 with over 18 years of experience as an administrator with other real estate companies. Mary's role with our team is to prepare contracts, prepare listing presentations along with the related comparative market analysis, and ensure that all members of the team are properly integrated with each other. Mary's past experience is additional insurance that your transaction is handled with the utmost professional care.

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Debbie Jow Ito, RA, SRES – Technology Marketing SpecialistRS-73401

Debbie graduated from Sacred Hearts Academy and the University of Hawaii with BA in Design. She joined Team Kiriu with over 20 years of marketing, advertising and design experience. Before joining the Team, Debbie worked at HMSA, Hill & Knowlton/Communications Pacific, Design Logix, and Aloha Magazine in various capacities of marketing, design and project coordination. Debbie has also been an active agent with our company since 2010 and her previous experience as an active Buyers' and Sellers' agent brings a unique perspective to working for our clients to market their properties. She's excited to utilize her knowledge of both real estate and marketing to help the team continue to be forward thinking using technology to help our clients sell their homes.

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